Matthew 26:24

Easy To Read Version

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [402]} will go \{and die\}. The Scriptures {\cf2\super [403]} say this will happen. But it will be very bad for the person that gives the Son of Man \{to be killed\}. It would be better for that person if he were never born.”

Cross References

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”

Psalm 55:15

I wish death would take\par my enemies by surprise!\par I wish the earth would open up\par and swallow them alive! {\cf2\super [329]} \par Why? Because they plan\par such terrible things together.\par

Psalm 55:23

Give your worries to the Lord,\par and he will care for you.\par The Lord will never let good people\par be defeated.\par

Daniel 9:26

After the 62 weeks, {\cf2\super [112]} the chosen person will be killed. {\cf2\super [113]} He will be gone. {\cf2\super [114]} Then the people of the future leader will destroy the city and the holy place. That end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. God has ordered that place to be completely destroyed.

Zechariah 13:7

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Sword, hit the shepherd! Hit my friend! Hit the shepherd and the sheep will run away. And I will punish those little ones.

Matthew 18:7

I feel sorry for the people in the world because of the things that make people sin. Those things must happen. But it will be very bad for the person that causes those things to happen.

Matthew 26:31

Jesus told the followers, “Tonight you will lose your faith because of me. It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [405]} \}:

Matthew 26:54

But this thing must happen this way so that it will be like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [410]} said.”

Matthew 26:56

But all these things have happened so that it will be like the prophets {\cf2\super [412]} wrote.” Then all of Jesus’ followers left him and ran away.

Mark 14:21

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [202]} will go \{and die\}. The Scriptures {\cf2\super [203]} say this will happen. But it will be very bad for the person who gives the Son of Man \{to be killed\}. It would be better for that person if he were never born.”

Mark 9:12

Jesus answered, “They are right to say that Elijah {\cf2\super [109]} must come first. Elijah makes all things the way they should be. But why does the Scripture {\cf2\super [110]} say that the Son of Man {\cf2\super [111]} will suffer much and that people will think he is worth nothing?

Luke 22:22

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [351]} will do what God has planned. But it will be very bad for that person who gives the Son of Man \{to be killed\}.”

Luke 24:46

Jesus said to them, “It is written that the Christ {\cf2\super [398]} would be killed and rise from death on the third day.

John 17:12

While I was with them, I kept them safe. I kept them safe by the power of your name—the name you gave me. I protected them. And only one of them was lost—the man (Judas) that chose to be lost. He was lost so that what was said in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [225]} would happen.

John 19:24

So the soldiers said to each other, “We should not tear this into parts \{to divide it\}. We should choose lots {\cf2\super [247]} to see who will get it.” This happened so that it would be like the Scripture {\cf2\super [248]} said:

John 19:28

Later, Jesus knew that everything had been done. To make the Scriptures {\cf2\super [250]} happen he said, “I am thirsty.” {\cf2\super [251]}

Acts 2:23

Jesus was given to you, and you killed him. With the help of bad men you nailed Jesus to a cross. But God knew all this would happen. This was God’s plan. God made this plan long ago.

Acts 28:23

Paul and the Jews chose a day for a meeting. On that day many more of these Jews met with Paul at his house. Paul spoke to them all day long. Paul explained the kingdom of God to them. Paul tried to persuade them to believe the things about Jesus. He used the law of Moses and the writings of the prophets {\cf2\super [527]} to do this.

Acts 4:28

These people that ‘came together’ against Jesus made your plan happen; it happened because of your power and your will.

1 Corinthians 15:3

I gave you the message that I received. I told you the most important things: that Christ died for our sins, like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [107]} say;